Clinical Research Associate Manager – Neurology
MSD · via
Devremote
💰 $142,400 - $224,100/yr
🌎 Remote
📍 Remote, New Jersey
Job Description:
- Manage a team of 6–14 Clinical Research Associates
- Ensure study and site performance adheres to local regulations, company SOPs, and ICH GCP
- Provide training, support, mentoring, career development, and performance reviews for CRAs
- Manage low-performance situations and resolve escalated issues
- Allocate work and support efficient resource utilization
- Contribute to capacity planning, manpower reporting, and CRA forecasting
- Coordinate with CRAs, Partner Line Managers, Clinical Research Managers, and other functions on processes and protocol implementation
- Interact with sites to resolve operational issues
- Attend local Investigator Meetings when requested
- Interface with Global Clinical Trial Organization partners on clinical trial execution
- Escalate site performance issues to the Clinical Research Manager and Clinical Research Director
- Liaise with local HR and finance functions
- Ensure CRA compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and quality standards
- Travel up to 50%
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Science
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience within Clinical Research
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a CRA monitoring clinical trials
- Line management experience preferred, or at minimum team leader experience
- Fluent in the local language
- Business proficient in English, verbal and written
- Excellent working knowledge of applicable ICH/GCP regulations and Good Documentation Practices
- Expertise in core trial management systems and tools
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Excellent people management, time management, project management, and organizational skills
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and conflict management skills
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with external customers, sites, and investigators
- Up to 50% travel
- Must be a US or Puerto Rico resident
- No visa sponsorship available
Benefits:
- Annual bonus
- Long-term incentive, if applicable
- Medical, dental, and vision healthcare
- Other insurance benefits for employee and family
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate and sick days
- Remote work arrangement
- No relocation